Work Text:
Within One Nest
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by Dora Greenwell
Two birds within one nest;
Two hearts within one breast;
Two souls within one fair;
Firm league of love and prayer…
An ear that waits to catch;
A hand upon the latch;
A step that hastens its sweet rest to win.
A world of care without;
A world of strife shut out;
A world of love shut in.
Tim stared down at the paper. “You chose this as the poem that you wanted to write about for your English class?”
Kon nodded, and answered the unspoken question with a diffident shrug. “It reminded me of you.”
Tim blushed. “Oh.” After a moment, he tentatively pointed out, “You’re not a bird, you know.”
Kon smiled softly. “I can fly, though.”
Another quiet moment passed as Tim re-read the handwritten words on the lined paper, and then he turned to smile at Kon. One hand creeped out from his cape to join with Kon’s. “I…it reminds me of you, too.”
Kon’s smile widened. “Yeah, man?”
Tim nodded. “Yeah.”